After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

Chapter 277 The Token of the Heavenly Guard
Above the entire training ground, Huo Linfei stood suspended in mid-air, his gaze sweeping over the surroundings. Suddenly, he unleashed a powerful roar, his true energy resonating throughout the arena:

"Where is the Sect Master of the Heavenly River Blade Sect? I didn't use my full strength just now, and I wasn't satisfied with the fight. Come out now and fight me again."

Huo Linfei's voice traveled from near to far, spreading throughout the entire Tianhe Blade Sect.

The disciples of the Tianhe Blade Sect and the Tianxia Alliance, who were still fighting each other in the nearby martial arts arena, were all shocked by the voice containing the pressure of martial arts.

For a moment, everyone's blood and qi surged and their true energy stagnated. They had no choice but to stop fighting and retreat hastily, not daring to continue their battle.

At this moment, Bai Zihua snorted coldly and then waved his hand.

An invisible stream of true energy swept over Shangguan Qingqing and the other two, as well as the disciples of the Tianhe Blade Sect, dispelling the martial pressure emanating from Huo Linfei.

"How dare the fifth vice leader of the World Alliance lay a hand on a junior disciple? Doesn't he have any shame?"

Bai Zihua's bright red, bulbous nose twitched disdainfully as he glanced sideways at Huo Linfei across from him.

Huo Linfei, however, didn't care at all. He merely glanced at Bai Zihua casually and smiled:

"What? Do you also want to fight with our alliance?"

"However, it's not that I, the alliance leader, look down on you, but do you have the guts?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Zihua's expression immediately darkened, and his face became unpredictable.

Seeing this, Shangguan Qingqing and Qin Hao, who were standing next to him, immediately pulled Bai Zihua back, fearing that he might act impulsively and really confront the fifth vice leader of the Heavenly Alliance.

After all, Huo Linfei was renowned in the martial arts world and was a martial arts master on the same level as the sect leader of the Tianhe Blade Sect. Their master was no match for him.

At this moment, Huo Linfei stared leisurely at the silent Bai Zihua, a playful look in his eyes, and continued relentlessly:

"You're several generations older than me, yet your martial arts skills aren't even worthy of carrying my shoes. How dare you criticize me?"

Then, Huo Linfei waved his hand dismissively, as if shooing away a fly, and said with a look of disgust:

"I've heard that the people of your Heavenly River Blade Sect are not afraid of death, but it seems they're all talk and no action. They don't even have the courage to draw their blades against me. You'd better hurry back and call your sect leader out. Tell him not to hide in the sect like a coward."

Upon hearing this, Bai Zihua's old face instantly turned red with anger. He then gently rippled his inner energy, shaking off Shangguan Qingqing and Qin Hao who were holding him.

The next moment, he suddenly roared at Huo Linfei opposite him, saying:
"Take this!"

Before he could finish speaking, Bai Zihua stomped his foot heavily and flew into the air.

Before he knew it, a precious sword with a deep blue color appeared in his hand.

Bai Zihua gripped the sword with both hands, his aura instantly soaring to its peak, and the surrounding天地真气 (heaven and earth true energy) rapidly converged.

The next moment, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes, and a powerful and vast sword intent merged with the sword in his hand.

In an instant, the air above the entire training ground surged like a raging tide, with the faint sound of rushing rivers.

"cut!"

With a thunderous shout from Bai Zihua, a condensed blade of light shot out from the tip of his azure blade in an instant.

The sword light was like a white rainbow piercing the sun. Wherever it passed, it tore through the sky and was as powerful as a collapsing mountain, as if it would even split the sky!

At the same time, Huo Linfei, who was facing Bai Zihua's domineering and amazing slash, narrowed his eyes slightly and looked up at the blade light that had arrived above his head in an instant.

He simply raised his hand and grabbed, his five fingers closing together. In an instant, a cage of five powerful true energies descended from above, completely trapping the sword light.

Then, with a gentle clench of his hand, the domineering sword light, as powerful as a surging river tide, instantly dissipated and was completely annihilated by the rolling true energy of heaven and earth.

"Weak, they're just too weak!"

Huo Linfei, his full head of silver hair flying, grinned and shook his head at Bai Zihua with utter mockery.

Bai Zihua, who was holding the treasured sword, had naturally seen the whole scene just now. His originally gloomy and angry face was now tinged with sadness.

Bai Zihua was well aware that there was a gap between his martial arts realm and Huo Linfei's, but he never expected that the gap between the two would be so huge!

Just then, Huo Linfei, his smile unchanged, suddenly spoke:

"As the saying goes, it is impolite not to reciprocate. Since you have slashed me, I, the leader of the alliance, naturally cannot go unpunished. If you can survive my palm strike, then I, the leader of the alliance, will show mercy and spare your life today."

As he spoke, Huo Linfei, who was standing in mid-air, flipped his palm and pressed down on Bai Zihua from a distance of more than ten feet.

In an instant, a fierce wind suddenly rose above the entire training ground, and an invisible true energy surged from the sky like a tidal wave. The air was turbulent and boiling, and the terrifying aura seemed to contain supreme power that could shake the heavens and the earth.

At this moment, the power of this palm strike was like the overwhelming force to destroy all things, and every movement was filled with murderous intent!
Clearly, Huo Linfei had no intention of holding back against Bai Zihua, an elder of the Tianhe Blade Sect whose martial arts level was lower than his own.

With just this one palm strike, he would kill him right here in the martial arts arena.

Although Bai Zihua had been on guard against Huo Linfei's attack, his expression immediately became extremely solemn after personally experiencing the terror of the opponent's palm strike.

However, he had already been locked onto by the opponent's aura and there was no way to dodge it. He could only grit his teeth and bear it.

However, before attempting to withstand Huo Linfei's palm strike, Bai Zihua immediately grabbed Shangguan Qingqing and Qin Hao with both hands, throwing them away to escape the attack range and avoid being affected.

"No!"

Shangguan Qingqing and Qin Hao exclaimed in surprise at the same time. They had naturally realized that Bai Zihua could not possibly withstand such a powerful palm strike from the fifth vice leader of the alliance.

Both of them were filled with grief at this moment, never expecting that they would watch their master die in front of them like this.

Shangguan Qingqing's figure retreated rapidly in the air. Although she tried her best to stop, she was unable to do so under Bai Zihua's powerful true energy.

She subconsciously reached out and gripped the token in her hand, then turned and eagerly opened her mouth to say something to Huo Linfei, who was standing in the distance with an indifferent expression.

But her voice was drowned out by the rushing wind and didn't get through at all.

As for Huo Linfei in the distance, although he sensed Shangguan Qingqing's gaze, he glimpsed that she seemed to want to say something to him.

However, he had no reason to care about ordinary disciples of the Tianhe Blade Sect like Shangguan Qingqing, whom he could easily crush with a flick of his wrist.

Huo Linfei merely squinted at Bai Zihua, seemingly appreciating the other's impending fate.

However, just as Bai Zihua was about to strike again to counter Huo Linfei's palm, suddenly, a blade of light, like a long silver river, descended from the sky.

The sharp blade light tore a rift in the sky above the Tianhe Blade Sect, and the vast and powerful blade intent enveloped everything, making the mountains silent and the world solemn!

"You want to disregard the rules and harm my Tianhe Blade Sect members? Have you even asked my blade?"

The voice of the Tianhe Blade Sect Master rang out above the martial arts arena. As the blade flashed, it completely obliterated the palm strike unleashed by Huo Linfei. At that moment, the Tianhe Blade Sect Master's figure arrived in an instant, landing in front of Bai Zihua.

"Just in time!"

Huo Linfei suddenly smiled, seemingly unsurprised by the arrival of the Heavenly River Blade Sect Master, as if it were something he had expected.

Then, before he could finish speaking, he vanished from mid-air.

As for the Golden Armor Sect Master who remained silent throughout, he had even taken the first step before Huo Linfei, and had already made a swift and decisive move when the Heavenly River Blade Sect Master arrived.

The next instant, Huo Linfei and the Golden Armor Sect Master appeared almost simultaneously in front of and behind the Heavenly River Blade Sect Master.

Without a word, the two of them tacitly unleashed their full power, attacking each other's vital points.

In an instant, the space where the three of them were located darkened and collapsed. The surging and powerful true energy of heaven and earth collided and crashed like a hurricane and tsunami, and a terrifying aftershock was generated. It even blew Bai Zihua away from behind.

Boom!

Under the confrontation of the three, the entire training ground collapsed almost instantly, creating a huge rock crater with a radius of tens of feet. The crushed limestone scattered in all directions, almost sweeping across the entire Tianhe Blade Sect.

Click!

A sound like the shattering of sword intent rang out, and then the figure of the Heavenly River Sword Sect Master was sent flying backward from the dust that enveloped the sky, plummeting down the mountainside.

"metropolitan!"

Upon seeing this scene, Bai Zihua, who had just regained his footing, immediately suppressed his injuries, circulated his martial arts true energy, and leaped up to catch the flying figure in time.

Not long after, Bai Zihua exerted all his strength to dissipate the remaining power from the Heavenly River Saber Sect Master and helped him land on a rock.

At this moment, the sect leader of the Tianhe Blade Sect was deathly pale, and his chest was sunken.

Furthermore, Bai Zihua could sense an extremely powerful remnant of destructive palm intent lingering within, continuously destroying the opponent's body.

"It doesn't matter!"

The sect leader of the Tianhe Blade Sect swallowed a mouthful of blood that surged into his throat. Before Bai Zihua, whose expression had changed drastically, could speak, he immediately waved his hand.

Then, his eyes suddenly sharpened, and he looked up.

At this moment, a gust of wind blew by, and the dust that had covered the sky dispersed in an instant. Huo Linfei and the Golden Armor Sect Master appeared a few feet in front of Bai Zihua and the other person, standing quietly in mid-air.

Huo Linfei stood casually with his hands behind his back, looking at the sect leader of the Tianhe Blade Sect with a mocking expression, and said:
"I knew you'd make a move; I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

"Bastard!"

Bai Zihua was immediately enraged and was about to shout and curse.

The two opponents used him as bait to lure the Tianhe Blade Sect Master into making a move, and then plotted to join forces to attack him unexpectedly. Their intentions were extremely sinister!
However, before Bai Zihua could speak, he was stopped by the sect leader of the Tianhe Blade Sect.

At this moment, his face was ashen, but a strange light flashed in his eyes as he stared at Huo Linfei and said:

"You were stabbed by me before, yet you recovered so quickly?"

Upon hearing this, Huo Linfei sneered and said calmly:
"The martial arts technique cultivated by this alliance leader is one of the top skills in the entire Great Li Jianghu. A mere minor injury can be mostly healed in a short time. It is far superior to the martial arts of your Tianhe Blade Sect, which only know how to kill!"

The Heavenly River Blade Sect Master's eyes darkened instantly. He could naturally guess that the divine skill Huo Linfei was referring to was the Heavenly Return to Origin Great Art.

Suddenly, a sense of helplessness and sorrow arose in his heart. He was now seriously injured, and the Tianhe Blade Sect was already doomed.

Just then, Shangguan Qingqing, who had been thrown away by Bai Zihua, finally stopped and rushed back to Bai Zihua and the other person without stopping.

"This is not a place for you. Get out of here immediately!"

Upon seeing the other party arrive, Bai Zihua planned to throw him away again.

After all, even he faced certain death against Huo Linfei, so for Shangguan Qingqing to stay by their side would only be a pointless death.

"Sect Master, Master, please give your disciple a chance!"

Shangguan Qingqing immediately spoke up, fearing that Bai Zihua would use the same trick again and throw her away.

Upon hearing this, Bai Zihua frowned immediately, while the Sect Master of the Tianhe Blade Sect gently shook his head, looked at Shangguan Qingqing, and said:

“Child, I understand your thoughts. No one in the sect will blame you. There’s no use in you staying here. You should leave for now.”

After saying that, the Tianhe Blade Sect Master waved his hand to send Shangguan Qingqing away.

At this moment, Huo Linfei and the Golden Armor Sect Master on the opposite side saw everything, but showed no intention of stopping them.

Because they were certain that they could take down the seriously injured Tianhe Blade Sect Master at any time, so they were in no hurry.

But just then, the two saw the young female disciple of the Heavenly River Blade Sect suddenly turn around, face them, take out a token, and urgently shout:

"This is the Heavenly Guard token bestowed by the Eighth Prince of Dali. My Heavenly River Blade Sect is under the protection of the Eighth Prince. How dare your World Alliance attack my sect?"

Upon hearing this, everyone around fell silent.

The Tianhe Blade Sect Master, who was about to wave, also stopped, and he and Bai Zihua looked at Shangguan Qingqing with strange eyes.

The Tianhe Blade Sect had never joined the Dali Tianjin Guard, but they had heard that Shangguan Qingqing had mentioned the eighth prince of Dali.

The two knew that Shangguan Qingqing greatly admired and respected the other party, even praising him as a martial arts genius unparalleled in the world.

Of course, they had also secretly learned the truth from Qin Hao, and knew that the relationship between Shangguan Qingqing and that little-known Eighth Prince was unusual, but some of what he said was not true.

"The Imperial Guard? The Eighth Prince?"

At this moment, Huo Linfei, who was standing in mid-air opposite them, suddenly spoke.

He then curled his lips into a smile, and with a swift movement, snatched the token from Shangguan Qingqing's hand.

Huo Linfei glanced at the token in his hand casually, then looked at Shangguan Qingqing with a mocking gaze.

After staring at Shangguan Qingqing's tense and serious expression for a while, he suddenly burst into laughter:

"It's actually the Great Li Heavenly Guard? That's a powerful force that could wipe out my Heavenly Alliance with a wave of its hand. How could I, the Alliance Leader, not be afraid? Haha..."

(End of this chapter)